Rose Chown papers mainly concerning the Wellington Common native title claim, 1959-2010
Rose Chown papers mainly concerning the Wellington Common native title claim, 1959-2010
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Date
1959-2010
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9981 , ON 638
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Physical Description
Contents
1.0 metres of textual material (6 boxes) includes some photographs
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The collection documents Rose Chown's struggle, on behalf of the Wiradjuri Wellington Aboriginal Town Common Aboriginal Corporation, to claim native title for land at Wellington, New South Wales. It includes personal papers, correspondence, documents submitted as part of the claim, supporting documents and research material.
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Full title
Rose Chown papers mainly concerning the Wellington Common native title claim, 1959-2010
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by David Chown, January 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
Margaret Rose Chown (1950-2010) was an advocate for native title and Aboriginal social justice, living in the Wellington, NSW, area all her life. She was the driving force behind the Wiradjuri Wellington Aboriginal Town Common Aboriginal Corporation, the first traditional owners in Australia to make a claim under the Native Title Act. The claim was...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9981 , ON 638
Record Identifier
1bGdoRMY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGdoRMY
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Reference code
1344364
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